Henry Nicholas

Henry T. Nicholas III, left, arrives at federal court in Santa Ana with friends Kim Davis and Steve Ipsen, president of the Los Angeles County Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys. A judge threw out drug-trafficking charges against Nicholas, co-founder of Broadcom.

Henry T. Nicholas III, left, arrives at federal court in Santa Ana with friends Kim Davis and Steve Ipsen, president of the Los Angeles County Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys. A judge threw out drug-trafficking charges against Nicholas, co-founder of Broadcom.Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times